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A Spine Robotic-Assisted Navigation System for Pedicle Screw Placement
Published on: May 11, 2020
Navigated robotic assisted thoracic pedicle screw placement for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Grant Booher1, Arnold Vardiman2
11Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and.
Abstract:
A 63-year-old man presented with progressive lower-extremity paresis over the previous 3 months. He had been unable to support himself to ambulate over the previous 3 weeks. The patient was found to have metastatic renal cell carcinoma to T11. He underwent robotic assisted percutaneous placement of T9-L1 pedicle screws and open T11 laminectomy/debulking of tumor. This approach allowed for decreased blood loss without the need for preoperative embolization. After decompression and placement of the hardware, the patient regained the ability to ambulate on his own. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/BTFQezhZlB4 .
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